Title :
Optofluidic platform advancements for optical particle manipulation
Author :
Measor, Philip ; Kühn, Sergei ; Lunt, Evan J. ; Phillips, Brian S. ; Hawkins, Aaron R. ; Schmidt, Holger
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Abstract :
A new design mitigates multimode waveguide behavior in an optofluidic platform and increases fundamental mode coupling to 95%. Experimental results yield excellent agreement with simulations and demonstrate a suitable device for optical particle manipulation.
Keywords :
integrated optics; micro-optomechanical devices; optical waveguides; fundamental mode coupling; integrated antiresonant reflecting optical waveguides; liquid-core ARROW waveguide; multimode waveguide; optical particle manipulation; optofluidic ARROW chips; optofluidic platform; Charge carrier processes; Liquid waveguides; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguide components; Optical waveguides; Waveguide components; 130.3120; 230.7390; 350.4855;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
